968. Bizzetha
Strong's Lexicon
Bizzetha: Bizzetha

Original Word: בִּזְתָא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Biztha'
Pronunciation: biz-ZAY-thah
Phonetic Spelling: (biz-thaw')
Definition: Bizzetha
Meaning: Biztha

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to plunder" or "to spoil."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bizzetha in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: Bizzetha is a location mentioned in the context of the post-exilic period of Israel's history. It is identified as a place where the returning exiles settled after the Babylonian captivity.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bizzetha is mentioned in the context of the Jewish return from Babylonian exile, a significant event in Jewish history. This period marked the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the re-establishment of Jewish life and worship in the land of Israel. The return from exile was a fulfillment of prophetic promises and a time of renewal for the Jewish people. Bizzetha, as a settlement area, would have been part of the broader effort to repopulate and restore the land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a eunuch of Ahasuerus
NASB Translation
Biztha (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בִּזְּתָא proper name, masculine a eunuch of Ahasuerus, Esther 1:10 (Thes compare Persian beste, ligatus sc. membro, e.g. spado, compare VullersDict. Pers. below ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Biztha

Of Persian origin; Biztha, a eunuch of Xerxes -- Biztha.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּזְּתָ֨א בזתא biz·zə·ṯā bizzeTa bizzəṯā
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Englishman's Concordance
Esther 1:10
HEB: אָמַ֡ר לִ֠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א
NAS: Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona,
KJV: Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona,
INT: commanded Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 968
1 Occurrence


biz·zə·ṯā — 1 Occ.















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